Mortgages

Kensington doubles value of funding lines

Kensington Mortgages has doubled its secured funding lines to £2.6 billion in total –...

Increase in more severe forms of adverse credit

There has been a rise in the number of people who have experienced more...

More people considering new builds than before

26% of homeowners are more likely to consider purchasing a new-build property compared to...

Skipton launches new podcast series

Skipton Building Society for intermediaries is launching a four-part podcast series aimed at brokers...

Coventry for intermediaries unveils new mortgage products

Coventry for intermediaries has added new mortgage products across its owner-occupier, offset and buy-to-let...

Mortgage Brain acquires Mortgage Engine

Mortgage Brain has acquired digital platform provider Mortgage Engine. Cloe Atkinson, managing director of Mortgage...

TMB partners with Proportunity

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Brain (TMB) has teamed up with shared equity loan provider...

OMS integrates Land Registry search facility into platform

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated the Land Registry search facility. It provides users with...

Norton Home Loans joins New Leaf lender panel

Norton Home Loans has been added to the lender panel of network New Leaf. Members...

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services partners with interest-free equity loan provider

Finova Payment and Mortgage Services has announced a partnership with equity loan provider, Even. Finova's...

Pepper Money launches energy efficiency initiative

Pepper Money has launched a new initiative for customers looking to make their homes...

BoE consults over withdrawing mortgage affordability stress test

The Bank of England has issued a consultation over the Financial Policy Committee's (FPC)...

Cost-of-living squeeze having effect on mortgage searches

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported that overall mortgage search volumes by advisers...

Bluestone makes key appointment in the North

Bluestone Mortgages has announced the appointment of Chloe Bowden Davies as key account manager...

COMMENT

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of what it can remove. Less administration, less duplication, fewer manual...

The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the assumptions on which they have been built begin to move...

Only one in five of your clients thinks your fee was justified

You know the moment. 40 minutes in. Gone well. They like you, you like them, everyone's getting on. Then you have to say the fee. And...

I’m 49. My dad’s 73. Between us we’ve found the hole in later life lending

I turn 50 in December, and the marketing has already started. Funeral plans, over-50s life cover, “guaranteed acceptance” adverts wedged between the football highlights....

Latest news

Goldman Sachs discloses 3.15% stake in Secure Trust Bank

Goldman Sachs has reported a 3.15% voting interest in Secure Trust Bank following a...

Market Harborough launches rental scheme offering deposit contributions to first-time buyers

Market Harborough Building Society is offering aspiring homeowners the chance to recover 60% of...

Tipton adds discounted rates for expat and limited company landlords

Tipton & Coseley Building Society has expanded its variable rate buy-to-let mortgage range with...

WIS Mortgages sets out five-year adviser growth strategy

WIS Mortgages has announced a five-year growth plan centred on expanding its adviser community...

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